Description:

• MARTIN KESZLER, MD | K. SURESH GAUTHAM, MD
  The gold standard text on ventilatory assistance for infants.
  A must-have reference for the entire NICU, Goldsmith’s Assisted Ventilation of the Neonate, 7th Edition, is the only fully comprehensive, multidisciplinary guide to all aspects of this fast-changing field. In one authoritative reference, you’ll find easy-to-use, up-to-date guidance on evidence-based management of all neonatal respiratory diseases, including expanded coverage of non-invasive respiratory support and advanced modalities of mechanical ventilation. Throughout the text, the emphasis is on disease- specific strategies, individualized patient care, and optimal use of advanced technologies that Improve outcomes and quality of life in newborns. It’s an outstanding resource, written by prominent experts in the field, for neonatologists and NICU professionals to acquire new knowledge and techniques in this critical area of neonatal care.
  1. Covers all aspects of both basic and advanced respiratory management of neonates: general principles and concepts, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring methods, therapeutic respiratory interventions, adjunctive interventions; and special situations and outcomes 2. Provides updated content on rapidly changing technology and guidelines for assisted ventilation, with up-to-date descriptions of bedside methodologies and the rationale for providing all types of ventilator care in infants. 3. Contains new chapters on respiratory gas conditioning, diagnosis and management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), care of the infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), gaps in knowledge, and future directions. 4. Includes significant updates on cardiovascular assessment and management, as well as complications of respiratory support. 5. Provides extensive, full-color visual support with photographs, drawings, charts and diagrams, and radiographic images throughout 6. Features more than 30 appendices that help you quickly find normal values, assessment charts, ICU flow charts, procedure steps and other useful, printable forms